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Totto-chan, the little girl at the window / Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ; translated by Dorothy Britton ; [ill.: Chihiro Iwasaki].

by Kuroyanagi, Tetsuko, 1933-

Kodansha USA, 2011.

Kuroyanagi, Tetsuko, 1933-

Kobayashi, Sōsaku, -1963.

Television personalities -- Japan -- Biography.

Elementary school principals -- Japan -- Biography.

9781568363929 (hc)

9781568363912 (trade pbk)

Madogiwa no Totto-chan. English

229 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Originally published in 1981, in Japanese, by Kondasha Ltd., Tokyo.

"This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi -- who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities -- Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster. The charm of this account has won the hearts of millions of people of all ages and made this book a runaway bestseller in Japan, with sales hitting the 4.5 million mark in its first year."--Publisher.

Iwasaki, Chihiro, 1918-1974.

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